Diageo Boss Still in High Spirits, Though Succession Is on His Mind

By

Lauren Mills

Mar 26, 2012 9:29 am GMT

Paul Walsh, the long serving CEO of Diageo, is at last considering leaving the drinks giant. But don’t hold your breath, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, he says he will stay at least through mid-2014, which is when the three-year financial targets he has set for the company come to an end.

You can read the full interview in Monday’s Wall Street Journal Europe, on page 13.

As for who’s going to replace Mr. Walsh, it seems pretty clear that Ivan Menezes, recently appointed to the new post of chief operating officer, is the front runner.

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